Part I. By Genevieve Cody.

Do you ever feel overwhelmed? Like you don’t matter and nothing will ever change? We all have those moments and I want to tell you you’re not alone. Different people have different strategies for coping with these other moments. A bubble bath, a nap, a hug from a loved one. I want to describe all of the different strategies I use.

In this section, I will be starting with my favorite strategies, a bubble bath. When you start a bubble bath you should always get new pajamas, preferably comfy, warm ones. As soon as you get into the bathroom start running the water so that the bathtub is filled when you're ready to get in. When the tub is about halfway filled I start pouring in some bubble bath near where the water is pouring so that the bubbles start to foam up. Warm water is really lovely for bathing. I like to bring my computer into the bathroom and some earbuds.

I then set a one-hour timer and open YouTube or Netflix. I watch YouTubers and TV shows/Movies.

Part II. By Kayla Halk.

Depression is not only a feeling in your mind, it is also a feeling in your body. It's a state of being where you want to be alone but you don't wanna be lonely, you wanna have friends but you hate socializing, you want to laugh but you're too numb you can't. Depression is hard, everyone has it even a little bit. There are a lot of different ways depression comes. You can have depression but laugh and make everyone smile, you can have depression and never smile. You can even have depression when you don't know you have it. Depression is a lot of different things but what I find most in depression is people not being motivated to do anything, thinking people look at you with hatred and think you're annoying. Everyone has their own side to depression and people deal with it in different ways. But you are not alone, there is always a way out and don't be afraid to get help!